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DUBLIN, Ireland – Bridie Keeley didn't have an Irish penny to her name Saturday, but the Dublin flower seller didn't care. Like seemingly everyone in this nation, she had switched to the euro weeks ...

DUNDALK, Ireland -- "A punt? You mean, the old stuff?" Jean McGrath, digging through her purse for a five-euro note to pay for lunch at McDonald's, seemed astonished to be asked about Ireland's ...

The Irish currency is supposed to remain legal tender for six more weeks, but many bartenders overwhelmed by the new euro are already giving up on their country's own coins. Customers at many pubs ...

Bridie Keeley didn't have an Irish penny to her name Saturday, but the Dublin flower seller didn't care. Like seemingly everyone in this nation, she had switched to the euro weeks before the last day ...